Abigail L MORRIS

Contact Numbers Available Upon Request

Elizabeth City, North Carolina 27909
morrisa13@students.ecu.edu
EDUCATION
Master of Arts in English, Anticipated Completion: May 2015
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
Concentration in English Studies
CAP Title: The Rhetoric of Human Sex Trafficking
Cap Director: Erin Frost, PhD
Graduate Certificate, Teaching English in a Two-Year College, May 2015
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
Bachelor of Arts in English, May 2013, GPA 4.0
Elizabeth City State University, Elizabeth City, NC
Associate of Arts, May 2011, GPA 3.9
College of the Albemarle, Elizabeth City, NC
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Taylor, Richard, Abigail Morris, Kristi Wiley & Lucy Wilmer. (January 2015).
Culture as Classroom: Study Abroad and Student Success Panel, Student
Success Conference. Greenville, NC.
Morris, Abigail. (April 2014). The Value of Writing at the End of the World, East
Carolina University English Graduate Student Conference. Greenville, NC.
Morris, Abigail. (Feb. 2014). Strategies of Revision: Show, Dont Tell, Southeast
Writing Center Association Conference. Greenville, NC.
MacPhee, Chantelle & Abigail Morris. (Nov. 2013). A Picture is Worth a Thousand
Words, South Atlantic Modern Language Association 85th Annual
Conference. Atlanta, GA.
Morris, Abigail. (April 2013). The Nature of an Androgynous Mind: A study of
Virginia Woolf and Gendered Writing, Fayetteville State University Research
Conference. Fayetteville, NC.
Morris, Abigail. (April 2013). Fuselis Shakespeare: Painting a Darker Dream,
Elizabeth City State University Research Conference. Elizabeth City, NC.

Morris, Abigail. (April 2013). Exploring New Strategies for Group Consultation in
Writing Centers, Elizabeth City State University Research Conference.
Elizabeth City, NC.
SELECTED AWARDS / HONORS / MEMBERSHIPS
Top Graduating Senior in English, 2013
Elizabeth City State University
African Presidential Roundtable Participant: Johannesburg, SA, 2013
Elizabeth City State University
Highest Departmental Standing, 2012
Elizabeth City State University
North Carolina Governors Academic Excellence Award, 2011
College of the Albemarle
Robert Stephens Literature Award, 2011
College of the Albemarle
Jean George Freshman Composition Award, 2010
College of the Albemarle
Sigma Tau Delta, International English Honor Society, 2012
Phi Theta Kappa, Honor Society, 2011
SELECTED RESEARCH/WORK EXPERIENCE
Instructor of Record
Department of English, East Carolina University, 2014-present
Taught multiple sections of Foundations of College Writing (ENGL 1100)
Developed syllabus and curriculum content
Created and maintained digital course content via Blackboard
Disseminated rhetorical strategies and composition conventions
Evaluated student writing
Quality Enhancement Plan Program Director Assistant
Department of English, East Carolina University, 2014
Co-wrote the iWebfolio and University Writing Portfolio student procedure
handbooks
Co-facilitated iWebfolio training sessions for instructors

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Developed, narrated, and tested multimedia resources designed to assist ECU

students with accessing iWebfolio and uploading documents for all
university writing intensive courses

Bate Writing Center Consultant

Department of English, East Carolina University, 2013-2014
Assisted students at various stages of the writing process
Developed presentation materials on formatting and citations
Presented selected content about plagiarism in Academia
Quality Enhancement Plan Writing Studio Consultant
Department of English, Elizabeth City State University, 2012-2013
Assisted students at various stages of the writing process
Designed brochures and flyers for composition studies and studio publicity
Collaborated on projects to enhance student perceptions of the studio
Library Lab Technical Assistant
College of the Albemarle, 2010-2013
Worked with students to navigate the digital spaces required for course work
Helped both students and faculty with online research
Co-facilitated research training sessions for students in night courses
UNIVERSITY / COMMUNITY SERVICE
Meet and Greet Session Photographer. The Other Wes Moore Passport Event. East
Carolina University, 2014.
Documenter of Burials and Monuments, East London Historical Society, Tower
Hamlets Cemetery Park, London, UK, 2014.
Festivities Coordinator, Multicultural Liaison, and Tech Support. International Week
Honors Dinner. Elizabeth City State University, 2013.
Set Designer and Performer. COA Frightastic Haunted House. College of the
Albemarle, 2012.
Makeup Artist and Performer. EC Fright Nights Haunted House. River City Fraternal
Order of Police. Elizabeth City, NC, 2011.

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